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CONTAINER Filed Feb. 16, 1942 zsneets-sneet 1 17 5,5 59;, f iH @l 17' 529| i! l1 Y 'y l v /HJZ 18/ IV, Huw@ April 25, 1944. w. B. CRANE 2,347,183

- CONTAINER `I Filed Feb. 1s. 1942 2 shees-sheet 2 INVENTOR.

Patented A pr. 25, 1944 STATES asma CQNTAINER Walton l Crane, Les Angeles, Calif-, assigner te' elpais Los .Aegeles Califa @vertaal-fiala Application February 16, 1942, 'Serial No. 431,024

la stesa) 2 Claims.

This invention relates .to improvements n conf tainers. More particularly, it pertains to irnpnovements in .shipping VVcontainers of the type epnstructed from single blanks of material half? ine. interlocking .cover .extensens termine C .elhllas ,structures and possessing other .correlated mplQYements and .discoveries which enhance the utility ofsuoh containers.

Generally, it is an object oi the present invennen te mex/ ide a sername? which, ,is .Simp-1e Yet, sturdy en uralele Of -cpnstlllcton ecQIiOmf leal ef menuiaetnre, aad which readily and em,.- eienuy `lends .itself te ,eaekieaereetina .and Sterf irig and tlierwse an easily b e mani'pnf In structural or other rneoefspeeiiioally is an object of the invernnente smilies@ @entamer Streek from a single blank' ef material interleckrisly 11.0 be'wrapped er ereeted am d its @entente- Xet more s afsally; itis an object 0f the ,inf mention t`o ajeellular shipping containei or `.carton in ine eell structure is formed from nameless.exteasiens ef thecever essere'- .bly-

"Another object of the inyention is the provision .of .a .container tering Le iep ,Partie which, .unen assembly, ,Willlfofm tiere "pfeieii/ lOther objects of t e`invention will in .par-t be obvious and wilrm'part appear hereinafter.

The invention acqrdin'g'ly comprises an article of manufacturepossessingthe featuresfproperties yand the'rela'tin of elements Whih" v v'ill be les;erripliiledV in the article hereinafter described andthe scope dftlie application of which will be in {lidated in the claims".

iFO a l t oljeets of `the invention reference should2'be=had itaifingefedel fuller imderstandingf of the nature .and

ping the same about the container contents and nlustrnng'tre 'sortierter the oo ver'in open po; Sitn; t Y -Eig 3 is a plan View and illustrates the same container" completely'ass'mbled 'and' in interlockgbosicm; Fig. 4 yis a transverse sectional View taken along the lines" 4L.: bf Fiets and llin'g inthe direttion o'ffth'e arrows; i I Fig. liis' a plan` view o f a pre-out insert adaptables@ innemen as a'eiisriienn'g niemeer and e-uLdiyidgn'g'" element 'betwifejen layers of the con; @einer entents; Y i "Figl 6 isa plan View of a partly assembled container having a modified form of cover extension adaptable fr useivjtlfinserts sueh as s`l1wn` in u, 4 s V i- ,Y "Fig'ifs" a transverse setionalview taken along tnzlinesflf--Tof Fig. 'Gand looking in' the direction ofthe arrows"."`

lfteferringfmor particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawings there' is "illustrated" generally atfla @entamer blank which has be'estampedout of a' 'single' blank" of an'y sitabl material" infant' suitable manner. Prferablygthti'peof matefil ,I ledf ily be Oreilelrr ,ehipbear @althe'sfl any 9911er mexlerleive leather adaptable malte'- rial may beV used. "fIlle' 'center portion I l of this ldlank'h'as'extersions Whih form respectively side tensions i6 and vI 'I a1"ld"s`de Wallextensinsl. The'sportionsfof thev blank' aredeiind lijf score imesls whieig'm their pre ferrea`fomr are deems' but to' facilitate' rapid assernbiyj Iuings'eh a' containerthe contents are distributed about u re' pattern portion ll arid" thereupon the extendingV portions are Wrapped or folded around the sides of the contents and in so doing the-'side Walls are farmed, ,Whereupqn Ythe eever .flansare nterleekingl'y engaged v ,With `each Otherlthereby as a cushioning or protective element to place upon layers of materials with which the con-` tainer is packed. It is obvious that one or more'. l5

of such layers can be used provided the proper type of container is used in conjunction therewith but for convenience in illustration a' con'- tainer structure somewhat similar to that shown in the preferred illustration is here shown.y When using such protective element it is necessary, of course, in order to permit the cover portions to interlock and form the longitudinal and transverse partitions whereby the :cellular structure is obtained, properly to cut the extending portions of` such covers, in a manner whereby they are `adapted to be received by the blank 23. This is conveniently illustrated in Fig. 6 wherein the blank 23 is illustrated in dotted line position between layers of the contents of a container 26 and showing a cover portion21 partly in upraised position with cut extension members 28 about to enter the' cut portions 2 5 ofthe blank 23. The other cover portion 29 vis shownalready located in position as also arev the lower cover members3'l, .l

Referring to Fig. `'7 the above arrangement is more clearly illustrated in final assembled positionwherenthe extensions 28 on the cover p ortions-Z'l-are located to form the longitudinal partition passing through the openings and the extensionsl of the Alower cover portions 30 forming Ltransverse partitions. Side walls 3 2 as well as sidewall extensions .33 lare also provided o f course in this construction. It will be observed that this. protectiveV element 23 provides additional completelyenclosed cells by acting as a spacingarrangement and this protective element is especially `desirablewhere itis not convenient to otherwise wrap the contents of such con- Vtrainers-f. ,1, Y both containers it will be noted that the longitudinal and transverse partitions hold the cover .portions in spaced relation from the toip layer of the container contents by virtue of the extensions which are thrust'against the bottom portion of the container and in this manner additional protective and cushioning means are provided by the cover.

rContainersconstructed in accordance with the principles of thev present invention have many advantages. For example, such structural featuresas the central partition which is doubly re- ;info'rced and of I-beam-like contour and of sui- ;cient length to space the` cover away from the contentsof ther container. This gives'added strength and rigidity as well as added protection and eliminates the use`of pads and corrugated materials and effects 'a great saving 'in paper alone.y Generally, c onventional 'containers such las those provided with telescolping'topsand bottoms as Well as others often had double wall thicknesses asjwell as vunnecessary extensions lwhich resulted in sticking and gripping and made 'stackingandstoring of such containers cumberand eliminated by providing a smooth surfaced container. It will be seen that the edges of the upper portions of the cover are rounded which permits easy opening by lifting diametrlcally opposite edges and that the top portions of the cover are spaced marginally inwardly which eliminates contact with adjacent containers and therebx7 prevents the covers from catching or easily being opened. It is` notessential as heretofore to paste strips of `binding material completely around the container to hold the cover in place since a small label at the joint of the upper portions of the cover performs the necessary function. All the scores for folding are cut-in scores so as to make folding easy and rapid. 'I'he container is a strictlyfolding and not set-up box "some, These disadvantages are also `overcome and is vcut from a single blank of material which I eliminates the necessity for providing additional cell structures and the fact that the cover extensions linterlockingly provide the desirable transverse and.longitudinalpartitions which result inthe desired cell structure all integrally connected with each otheris one, of the chief features'and'advantages of the invention. In addition lto-the great saving in paper and the fact that the least expensive kind of paperboard, such as vchipboard, can so conveniently be used, the entire construction it will be seen makes for economy in manufacture.

With respect to the dividing member which is used to separate thecellular structureinto up'- per and lower compartments it might be observed that such an element need not necessarily take the form of yaj detached insert. It is Within the contemplation ofthe invention that this member by the adaptation, for example, of an extra The container is particularly advantageous for the packing of fragile materials because of the individual cellular construction which is provided and it is contemplated that all kinds of similar commodities which conveniently can be packed and. shipped in such containers may utilize the construction of the present invention. For example, cosmetics packed in brittle containers, such as those illustrated in the drawings, or other porcelain-like materials, not to mention spark plugs, piston rings and the like, may be packed in the instant typ@ of carton.

It will thus be seen that the objects hereinbefore set forth may readily and efciently be attained and since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained inthe foregoing de-` scription or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are` intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and al1 statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, may be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure'fb'y Letters Patent is:

1. A shipping package constituting a die-cut single foldable blankof material, which comprises a bottom panel denedby score lines, and extensions adjoining said bottom panel, said end extensions having integralhend and partial top walls overlying end marginalportions of said bottom panel and transverse'fpartitions defined by score lines, said transverse partitions being separated from each other and isaid partia1 top walls being bifurcated centrally and outwardly past a line defining their longitudinal axis and forming slots therein, side extensions joining said bottom panel and said side extensions having integral side walls, top wall portions and longitudina1 partitions defined by 'score lines, said last named top wall portions overlying said partial top walls and extending marginally and arcuately inwardly of the edge of the end Walls with said longitudinal partitions abutting each other and being interlockingly and frictionally engaged with said bifurcated partial top walls to hold said carton in erect and locked position, and a cushioning and spacing element disposed in a plane I intermediate the bottom panel and top wall structures and having apertures therein adapted interlockingly to receive and frictionally engage said adjacent longitudinal partitions and said spaced apart transverse partitions.

2. A shipping container, which comprises a bottom portion, a top portion and side walls, said top consisting of a plurality of layers, each of said layers having extension members and forming longitudinal and transverse partitions within said container, and the upper of said layers extending marginally and arcuately inwardly to points defining the beginnings of said longitudinal partitions, and a cushioning and spacing member disposed between the bottom portion and top portion, said member having apertures therein adapted to receive and engage said longitudinal partitions and said spaced apart transverse partitions when the same are in closed position.

WALTON B. CRANE. 

